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News for Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012

Slogging helps kids resolve reading problems

Slogging helps children resolve reading and writing problems better than the traditional tuition offered by schools, a new study shows. The study trained, by educationists from the University of Gothenburg, more...

Rs 1b projects completed in cantonment areas

The provincial government has completed a number of development projects for welfare of people in cantonment area costing Rs 1 billion. Official sources sharing details of the projects informed that...

Riphah University launches Youth Festival 2012

The Riphah Youth Festival 2012, organised by the Riphah International University (RIU) began at its Rawalpindi and Islamabad campuses on Tuesday to bring together people from all walks of life,...

Pupils who spend time on Facebook do worse in exams

Experts have confirmed what parents and teachers already feared that youngsters who use Facebook do worse in exams. A study showed that most pupils who regularly surf the social networking site...

2.5 billion people still lack improved sanitation in world

The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said that currently 2.5 billion people still lack improved sanitation in the world. According to a report...

Traders protest against POL prices, load shedding and inflation

Members of the trader community took out a protest rally on Tuesday against the increase in petroleum prices, load-shedding and inflation. The rally started from the Saudi Pak Tower and culminated...

22pc voters choose candidate on political affiliations: Poll

According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 22 percent voters say they choose a candidate based on his political party. A nationally representative sample of...

Doctors urge for adopting dengue preventive measures

Medical experts have advised citizens to take special preventive measures to protect themselves from dengue virus. According to them, people should properly dispose off solid waste and stop water storage...

World Homeopathy Day

The World Homeopathy Day 2012 was observed across the globe including Pakistan with the aim to explore more up-to-date treatments to cure the different kinds of diseases. Different processions and rallies...

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